Bracket for snubbers and the like



Sept. 16 1.924.

H. D. THOMAS ET A1.

BRACKET Fon sNuBnas Ann THE LIKE Y Filed June 29.` 1923 .0f/[uffa Patented Sept. i6, i924.

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\ isoasi HAROLD D. THOMAS Ann-Willmann. ODLUM, oir oHoAGd ILLrNOIsg Asls'rfieflioit s/r o vLINCOLN PRODUCTS COMPANY, or c'rrroAG'OyILLI'NoIs,

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'tu 2*- f' "i spr-i1 fifi Application ledkJune 29,1923." Serial No. 648,523.

TQ all whomoit mayconceygap; i Be .itknown thatHwe,HAiioLD D TrroiirAs and WILLIAM Onntin' both citizens oil the United States,7` and both residing at Chicago,` yin the COuntyof 4Cook and yState .of

Illinois, have invented .certain new and use- `ful Improvements inBi-ackets .for Snnbbers and l.the like, or' which the followingis a specification. d r n ,f M

This invention has to doivith improvements in brackets for attaching thelower ends of thesnubberstraps to 'the axles 0i vehicles. The invention has reference particularlyi to improvementsvin a bracket` for attachingithe lower end of the strap to a vehicle axle .of I-beam cross section. .a

One of the objects of the inventionis to provide a very simple form of bracket which can be readily attached to the Harige` of the Ifbeam in a direct manner and bythe simple application of a single tie bolt.Another object in this connection .is to providea bracket construction which will lreadily adapt itself, to variations, or yinequalities in 25 the size oifvtheflange, so ythat la singleystandard form ot bracket construction can be used with different -beam sizes. A H n Another object of the invention vis toprovide a construction of bracket which will* readily adapt itself to irregularitiesor'inequalities in the Jform ofthe axle without any tendency to bind or twist the through bolt itself. @ther objectsand uses of the kinvention consist inthe features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing: .A Figurel shows a side viewer". a bracket embodying the features ot' the present invention as the same may be applied to the lower flange of an -beam axle, the wlower portion of the snubber strap being shown as attached to the bracket; n. y.

Fg. 2 is a bottom View corresponding to F ig. l;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section taken `on the line 8 3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows; and f Fig. 4 is an end View of the bracket' arm together with a clip plate by means of which the lower end of the snubber strap is attached thereto.

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emana Wittem intending-heifer mi i kthe applicatioiroip yusefjulness yof in ention, exceptas we y'may do soin the .The bracket itself.comprisesthejte iii/einher?, theside lingers@ aldflO which lieagalinst the bo-ttomokof therfi .t y 2615-y .irle fleerebersxaid Each orhesei ,substantially semi-circular cross sectiongthe y5, and the member 8 having thesigde/wiiigers .and 3, so't that theygrcan rideevenlypagainst m embers, so gthat., they l engage. (the vvvtop edge port-ionsr iof ,the .flange 5,. y.: at pointscentrally above, the companion ,fingerstglglO iand ybracket member,,takespraoti'cally sa., lthree point support on the tlvaiige:4 ofthe I Tbeam.;. l E The bracket i members; are ffproyided; Y,with through. f openings .1.5, and, 1.6 respectively.

:The tiekboltj 17 passes"v through. A.theseK Openfinge "and "drawsA the,bracket rmembers` together. f These openings are preferably of sucientV size to allow'of a certainfamon'nt of' tilting .of the .bracket members `Iwith respect 4 to the through 1y bolt, l.or the: openings ymay be tapered in. formas clearlydlllustrated irFig.y 3. neithercase thehbracket members are. venabled to. s adjust themselyes. w withre`V spec? zto. the 'through bolt-Las .to make perfectly "flat l and even engagement .withre-- spiect tothe I-.beamfla'ngeand withoutbindon? the v.Shanl/ of the `rbolt.V he holtais provided with the bolt/head 18 on one end,y

and the nut 19v on the other end permits the necessary pressure to be applied to draw the sections together.

The bracket member 8 is provided with an outwardly. reaching bracket arm 20, pref-` erablyas anfintegral portion thereof. The

end of the bracket arm 20k` is preferably p .-enlarged, as illustrated in Fig. 2 in particular, and its end surface 21 preferably lies at an angle with respect to the` vertical., this angularity depending largely'upon the angle at which the snubber strap 22 is brought down to the bracket. In this connectiomit is desirable to establish the slope of the surface 21 in such direction that the snubber strap 22 will lie against it without having to bend the strap 22 sharply at the point where it comes against the surface 2l.

A clamping plate 23 is set against the outside of the strap and is drawn to the bracket 20 by the tie bolts 24 and'25 respectively. Preferably, the head portion of the'bracket 'and also the plate 23 are sufciently large to pass the snubber strap between the bolts 24 and 25 as clearly shown in Fig. il.

While we have herein shown and described only a single embodiment of the features of our present invention, still we do not intend to limit ourselves to the same, except as we may do so in the claims.

We claim: 'j f l. The combination with a flange and the endportion of a snubber strap extending atan angle thereto, of a bracket therefor comprising a pair of bracket members, each having a pair of-horizontal separated fingersV adapted'to engage the under surface of the flange and each having an inwardly projecting hook finger in its upper portion adapted to engagethe edge ofthe flange at a,` point centrally above the two fingers aforesaid, the fingers of one'k bracket member being adapted to telescope between those of the other bracket member, there being a transversely extending through opening in each bracket member, enlarged at its inner end, a through bolt extending through said openings to draw them together, a bracket arm extending outwardly from one bracket member and having at its outer end a clamping surface lying substantially parallel to the direction of the vsnubber strap., and means for clamping Vthe snubber strap against said surface, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a flange and the lend portion of a snubber strap, of a bracket therefor comprising a pair of bracket members, each having a pair of horizontal separated fingers adapted to engage the under surface of the flange "and each having an inwardly projecting hook finger in its upper portion' adaptedto engage the edge of the flange at a point centrally above lthe two fingers aforesaid, the fingers of one bracket member being adapted to telescope between those of the other bracket member, there being a vtransversely extending through opening in each bracket member, enlarged at its inner end, a through bolt extending through said openings to draw them together, a bracket arm extending outwardly from one bracket member and having at its outer end a clamping surface, and means for clamping the snubber stra-p against said surface, substantially as described. j

3.l The combination with a flange and the end portion of a snubber strap extending atan angle thereto, of a bracket therefor comprising a pair of bracket members, each having a pair of horizontal separated fingers adapted to engage the under surface of the flange and each having an inwardly projecting hook finger in its upper portion adapted to engage the edge of the fiange at a point centrally above the two fingers aforesaid, the fingers of one bracket member being adapted to telescope between those of the other bracket member, there being a transversely extending through opening in each ybracket member, a through bolt extending through said openings to draw them together, a bracket arm extending outwardlyfrom one bracket member and having at its outer end a clamping surface lying parallel to the direction of the snubber strap, and means for clamping the snubber strap against said surface, ysubstantially as described.

4t. The combination with a flange andthe .f

end portion of a snubber strap, of a bracket therefor comprising a pair of bracket members, each having a pair of horizontal separated fingers adapted to'engage the under surface of the fiange and each having an inwardly projecting hook finger in its upper portion adapted to engage the edge of the them together, a bracket arm extending outwardlyfrom one bracket member and having at its outer end a clamping surface, and means for clamping the snubber strap against said surface, substantially as de- 'HAROLD D. THOMAS. WILLIAM H. ODLUM.

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